Avid Gaming Isn't So Bad After All

Chapter 1: Welcome to Spencer Mansion

I just woke up, and not only am I drowsy still, but I have no idea where I am. I'm on the stairs of a large and very old-looking mansion. The hall is empty; no-one knows I'm here. Weird! This place looks exactly like the Spencer Mansion from out of that game, Resident Evil. That's not possible. I can't have magically jumped into a video game. I must be dreaming. Well, what do I do now? I guess I should go explore. But hang on, if my memory serves me correct, this is the one of the only safe places in the game. Well, I think that the next room is safe too, in the game, but what if the game's wrong and its death for me? Why am I thinking about this like it's real? It's not real. It's a dream I'm having of a video game. I really need to get a grip.

The front door opens and three people run in. Three men. I cannot believe my eyes, real people! Actual Humans! What are they doing here? I dart behind the stair railing to make sure they aren't enemies. But then I realise, I recognise them from the game. Albert Wesker, Barry Burton and Chris Redfield. They don't even notice me at first, they just discuss what happened to their team outside, but then I come out and they see me. They can't believe their eyes either. Barry asks me if I live in this mansion. I say no.
He asks "How did you get here?"
I reply "I don't know".
Wesker chimes in "You don't remember anything?"
"Nope" is my answer.

Barry begins to ask a series of questions. "What is your name?" Ruby.
"How old are you?" Seventeen.
"Why are you here?" I don't know.
It continues on in that nature for a while until... Bang! A gunshot.
Chris says "Maybe it's Jill."
Yeah, maybe. Or maybe it's a psycho zombie infected with a disease which is going to attack and kill you. I only thought it though, I didn't say it. I didn't want to ruin the surprise.
"Chris", said Barry "Maybe you should go check it out"
Wesker agreed.
Chris asked them "So you'll look after Ruby, right?"
"Yeah" they both answered, as I said "Chris, I'll go with you"
They all looked at me. Barry tried to tell me it might be dangerous, if only he knew. But I wasn't going to let Chris go alone, no matter how much experience he had. He didn't know what he would find. I did. But of course, I couldn't exactly tell them that. In the end they agreed to let me go with him, but I guess that was because they couldn't be stuffed trying to argue with an 'ignorant' teenager.

Chris and I went in to the dining hall and although I knew what to expect when we reached the end, I couldn't bring myself to tell Chris. It was too hard. Plus, I didn't think he would believe me, I mean, how was I supposed to know? I had never been here before, had I? So we entered the room, and I thought I was prepared. Nothing could have prepared me for what happened, not even playing the game a thousand times. It was horrible. The freakish, distorted remains of a once-human man came lunging at us after ripping the flesh from a member of S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team. Yep, definitely not a dream. I fell backwards in fear and couldn't get up, I must have sprained my ankle or something but I couldn't put weight on it. The Zombie was still coming after me and I thought that was it but Chris, at the last second, pulls out his gun and shoots the sucker's head off. It collapses and dies. Chris comes over to check I'm okay.
"I Think I sprained my ankle"
He looked at my ankle and said "I don't notice any signs of a sprain, but try to take it easy."
Yeah, I'll try. If I'm not running away from zombie monsters every five seconds like you do in the game. "Okay"

He smiled. I stared at him quizzically. "That was a nasty thing wasn't it? I guess it killed Kenneth. That's a shame. I really liked him. I wonder what it was." He says but I'm only half listening. I just want to get out of here.
"Let's go back to the hall and tell Barry and Wesker" I suggested.
Chris agreed that it was a good idea and we left the room. I had to hold onto Chris' shoulder for support.

I couldn't wait to get back to where I knew it was safe and where Barry and Wesker would be waiting. I forgot the crucial part where they mystically disappear. Chris and I were on our own now.


A/N: Okay so, i've re-edited it so it actually looks nicer, and has better paragraphing and not all dialogue and stuff mashed together.